Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-25

me a great many details. She was organ
ling a stock company to start a new
woman's magazine, of which she should
become the editor. She wished that l
lived in Boston, she said, rs she would
! require an assistant editor, and she fancied
I would like the position.
wonder if she knew how weak q point
it was of mine. Inever had written much,
but 1 had yearned from childhood to WELD
the blue pencil and the scissors.
saw Mrs. Daveney three Or four times
more during her stay in New York. l
lunched with her once and she told me
more about the great "to-be"-the maga-
zine. l began to understand oil about
forming stock companies. 1 began to
wish l could buy some stock myself, and
to mediate plans for outwitting my guard
ian to the tune of 50, 900 more or less. To
thus connect myself with a magazine-and
q woman's m~agazine-and one in favor OF
''suffrage"-it was most too delightful a
possibility. Most of the prospective stock
holders were members, Mrs. Daveney told
me. of a charming club or society to which
she would like vastly to introduce me-if
l would only com 10 Boston. Why
couldn't I come to Boston and be her
guest?
/ said 1 thought ] might, perhaps.
This set her re ,oicing audibly. She laid
such enticing plans for me that l went
home in Il glow Of excitement. and couldn't
resist speaking to my aunt, who seriously
disapproved. 1t would not be ut al proper,
said Aunt Eugenia. She didn't admire
| Mrs. Torsythe Daveney. The latter was
only one of Mrs. Graeme- Westwater's
cuprices, and Mrs. Graeme-W estwater
should be ashamed of herself for introduce
ing a woman who advocated such shocking
ideas.
II don't think they are shocking at ALL"
l cried, ~impetuously.
Then we had an elegant battle. Elegant,
because everything pertaining to my Aunt
Blackford savored of elegance. She was
keen, cutting, %ironical. was angry. We
chad it, rs the Irishman remarked.
My aunt would have no more to say to
me. Had l been good and mild she would
have taken me to all the balls, and she
would have given mt a certain set of jewels
that I admired so much at Titfany's. Some
thing costing a thousand or two.
GAS if I cared" I said, "my guardian
would buy them for me-"
"He never will" she retorted. Hes q
perfect miser-and his wife as bad!"
l went to my room in a wicked mood,
and wrote to my guardian:
Have quarreled with Aunt Eugenia. She
says you are u miser and your wife as bad.
Plense sell that property * = II = 4 and
send me the proceeds. Iwant to buy q set OF
jewels and to show Aunt Eugenin you are not
what she says" Then, in q postscript, "Tele-
graph me at Boston. as 1 leave here tomorrow
with Mrs. Forsy the Daveney, No. - street. /"
l think M u was sorry when she saw
my boxes loaded up to go to the station.
But she made no concessions, and off to
Boston ] went with my new friend, who
improved more and more on close %acquaint-
ance.
The society, which met at her home a
few days later, was q pleasant diversion.
There was the handsome President, Mrs.
Chisholm, whose white hair, and
youthful countenance, formed an angelic
combination. She was q great admirer of
Emerson. Then the energetic First Vice
President, Mrs. Barring, a thorough woman
of business. Then Mrs. Allardyce, the
Second Vice President, young, rich, NIL
hustle and jewels and English accent. Hel
husband was with her-and he was English
too. Before I knew what had happened
they had made me Eleventh Vice Presi-
dent.
My head swan with enthusiasm. Anc
when the money arrived from my guardian
/ invested, of course, in magazine stock
and consented to become assistant editor
to spend rs much of my time Us possible
on the ground.
At the next meeting of the society two
gentlemen were present whom I had no
met before. One was a member who hac
been absent from town. His name wa.
Mr.. Lenox; he was little, dark, bald, ant
n%ervously emphatic. The other was q re.
cruit; tall, sandy, with a beard that sug.
gested artificial coloring. He was a MIR
Phillips, and we fastened to elect him
member.
AS for MIR. Lenox I observed that he wa.
no favorite with Mrs. Daveney, and 1 asked
her about this.
II do not admire him." she said, gravely
II knew him some time before, and it quite
surprised me when Mr.. Allardyce brough
him to join. You notice We hardly speak.
AS for Phillips, the new recruit, I wa.
pleased to hear her say she thought hin
odious.
One day, not long after, when 1 returned
from driving with dear old Mrs. Chisholm
found Mr.. Phillips tete-a-tete with Mrs
Daveney. He made q hasty departure t.
her evident relief.
"He is so lengthy" she said, $50 tedious
so irrelevant. I thought he would neve
go. But it appears"-she lowered hel
voice and grew serieus-"he has heard
rumor affecting the bank where our none,
and securities are deposited. It is afte,
banking hours new, but early tomorrow
I will remov everything to the - bank
which every one knows is firm as tn,
hills"
"Men generally know about such things,
I unused.
Eyes. And now, dear, don't breathe